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Gina's placement photo with Dogs for Better Lives
Gina- born 04/03/23 (Milton/Esther)
Raiser: Emily & Sean
Black Lab, female
Gina transferred to the club on March 17th, 2024 to be finished by Emily and Sean. She is Emily's second puppy and Sean's first.
Gina returned to the Oregon campus on August 8th, 2024 for breeder evaluations. Gina was not selected for the breeding program and began formal guide training.
While she did well in training, it was determined her toy distraction disqualified her from guide work. In November 2024, Gina was placed with Dogs for Better Lives in Oregon for further training to become a different kind of service dog.
Gina graduated as a Hearing Dog in March, 2025 🎉
Gina during formal training with GDB
Gina with her raisers when she was recalled for formal training.
Gina during her puppy training with the club
Hedy - born 1/24/23 (Ranger/Angela)
Raiser: Prad and Shefali
Black Lab, female
Hedy arrived via the puppy truck in Tacoma on March 19th, 2023 and was started by a raiser with the Issaquah club. She transferred over to us on June 16th, 2023 to be finshed by Prad and Shefali as their 1st puppy.
Hedy returned to the Oregon campus on May 12, 2024 to begin formal guide training.
Hedy graduated on August 24, 2024 at the 500th graduation on the Oregon campus. She will be living with her partner in Georgia.
Tiny Hedy, as she came off the truck and was handed by puppy club driver Brooks to her starter family from the Issaquah club
Hedy as a young puppy in training when she joined the Bellevue club.
Hedy while in training
Sloan with a sign showing her placement with FSD
Sloan - born 8/30/21 (Dawson/Mermaid)
Raiser: Julie, Lisa & families
Yellow Lab, female
Sloan arrived via the puppy truck in Tacoma on Halloween, 2021. She is Julie's 5th puppy and Lisa's 4th puppy.
Sloan returned to the Boring, OR campus on December 18th, 2022. She was career changed in March, 2023 due to puddle avoidance, but she qualified for community placement. She was donated Freedom Service Dogs in Colorado to be a different kind of service dog.
In December 2023, Sloan completed her training and was placed with her recipient, a child with a neurocognitive disability.
Baby Sloan - this image was on her puppy card
Sloan while in her puppy raising homes
Sloan while in training with FSD
Megan and the Kaiser family on graduation day.
Nonie- born 1/12/22 (Michigan/Marietta)
Raiser: Kaiser family
Yellow Lab/Golden Cross, female
Nonie arrived via the puppy truck in Tacoma on March 6th, 2022. She is the Kaisers second puppy. She is half sister of Farleigh, a puppy raised in our club who is now a working guide in Oregon.
Nonie returned to the Boring, OR campus on March 19th, 2023 for formal training.
Nonie graduated with her partner Megan on December 16th, 2023. She will be guiding Megan around the Austin, TX area.
The Kaiser family received baby Nonie from the puppy truck.
Nonie in the autumn leaves during her puppy raising time.
Nonie smiling and showing her skills during formal training in Oregon
Lisa and Karen with Talina and her partner Lisa on graduation day in Oregon.
Talina- born 3/17/22 (Shiloh/Osaka)
Raiser: Lisa & Karen
Yellow Lab, female
Talina also arrived via the puppy truck in Tacoma on May 15th, 2022. She is Lisa's 5th puppy and Karen's 13th. She is Lisa's grand-pup, since Lisa raised her mother Osaka as her 3rd puppy.
Talina returned to the Oregon campus on August 27th, 2023 for formal training.
Talina graduated as a guide on December 16th, 2023. She will be guiding her partner Lisa H. around Highland Park, TX.
Lisa and Karen with baby Talina at the puppy truck
Talina visits the tulip fields during her puppy raising time.
Talina in harness during her formal training in Oregon
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